# Contract Modification Validity Based on Statutory Timing

**Numero d'incarto:** ATAS/557/2006
**Citation:** CJ GE ATAS/557/2006
**Autorità giudiziaria:** Cour de Justice (Cour civile) (Chambre des assurances sociales)
**Data della decisione:** 2006-06-07
**Esito del giudizio:** Parzialmente accolto (Partially Allowed)
**Canonical Legislator URL:** https://legislator.ch/it/sources/case/ch/ge/ATAS-557-2006/contract-modification-validity-based-on-statutory-timing
**Official Source URL:** https://justice.ge.ch/apps/decis/fr/atas/show/1959022?doc=
**Entscheidsuche Mirror:** https://entscheidsuche.ch/docs/GE_Gerichte/GE_CJ_014_A-3229-2005_2006-06-07.pdf

## Sintesi Legislator

A dispute arose concerning the validity of a modification to a contractual agreement, where one party alleged the modification was not properly executed due to issues with the date of an initial finding, the court reasoned that the relevant statutory period for the modification began with the issuance of the initial finding, and since the modification was executed within that timeframe, despite the discrepancy in the initial finding's date, it was deemed valid and enforceable; the court systematically addressed multiple challenges to the agreement's interpretation and application of contractual terms across various dates and amendments, ultimately upholding the modification based on a determination that the procedural requirements regarding timing were met relative to the controlling statutory date.

## Regesto Legislator

Art. 66 al. 1 LTF, Art. 68 al. 2 LTF; Contract Modification Validity Based on Statutory Timing: A dispute arose concerning the validity of a modification to a contractual agreement, where one party alleged the modification was not properly executed due to issues with the date of an initial finding, the court reasoned that the relevant statutory period for the modification began with the issuance of the initial finding, and since the modification was executed within that timeframe, despite the discrepancy in the initial finding's date, it was deemed valid and enforceable; the court systematically addressed multiple challenges to the agreement's interpretation and application of contractual terms across various dates and amendments, ultimately upholding the modification based on a determination that the procedural requirements regarding timing were met relative to the controlling statutory date.

## Parole chiave

validità del contratto · requisito legale · questioni processuali · entrata in giudicato · competenza in materia di contratti conclusi dai consumatori · parte contraente

## Disposizioni normative citate

[Art. 66 al. 1 LTF](https://legislator.ch/it/sources/law/ch/federal/173.110/66) · [Art. 68 al. 2 LTF](https://legislator.ch/it/sources/law/ch/federal/173.110/68)

## Questioni giuridiche chiave estratte da Legislator

### 1. Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Cited in the dispositive to regulate court costs.

### 2. Art. 68 al. 2 LTF

Cited in the dispositive regarding the allocation of the costs incurred by the respondent.

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